Click the Assign icon in the upper left corner (it looks like a person with a +)

Type a name or email address.

Press Enter.

Note: You can assign multiple people to a timeline item, one at a time. To assign another person, hover above the icon with the photo or intials of the first person you invited. Click the Assign icon again.

FAQs

What’s the difference between a timeline item and a to-do?

Timeline items can represent bigger projects with multiple stakeholders that may take longer to complete. To-dos can represent small, concrete tasks.

Will timeline items show up in my Things to do list in Paper?

No, currently timeline items will not show up in your Paper to-do list.